Summary and analysis of
Planned Parenthood’s
operation in the United States

	Sources of PP’s abortion customers
	Sex education and abortion
	Corporate gifts and abortion

Sources of PP's Abortion Customers

Obviously, Planned Parenthood is interested in keeping a steady supply of customers for its surgical abortion business. As it increases its own abortion facilities, the last thing it wants is for people to decide they do not want an abortion.

In analyzing Planned Parenthood's data through the years, we have found two things that have a close correlation to PP's abortion business. As we examined these two things more closely, we found that not only does the correlation of each to abortion make sense, but the fact that these are the two factors is actually predictable.

The two factors are:

1. Planned Parenthood's sex education programs; and
2. money given to Planned Parenthood by corporations, foundations and individuals.

The graphs of each of these items and their correlation to PP's abortion business are presented below and on the next page.

Sex Education and Abortion

The chart below shows Planned Parenthood's total abortion business as it relates to attendees at its sex education programs.

In order to understand how Planned Parenthood sex education programs can directly contribute to the number of abortions, you must be familiar with the content of these programs.

For example, PP tells teens (and others) that they must be "responsible." Then PP defines responsible as "using birth control when you have sex to avoid getting pregnant and, if you do get pregnant, having an abortion."

Is it any wonder that people who have absorbed the PP mentality in its education programs turn to abortion to solve an "unintended pregnancy?"

A clear example of PP's message on abortion is given in the book titled "It's Perfectly Normal" by Robie Harris.

Ms. Harris is a member of PPFA's National Board of Advocates, and Planned Parenthood people helped her write the book. After it was written, PP endorsed the book and even held book signing parties for Ms. Harris.

On page 73 of this book, Ms. Harris tells readers (this book is aimed at 10-year-old children) nine reasons to have an abortion. There are no reasons given not to have an abortion.

These are just two examples of the direct push for abortion in PP sex education courses. But more than the abortion push is the type of lifestyle the programs teach. These programs are not aimed at promoting abstinence or chastity. PPFA's past president, Faye Wattleton, was quoted in the L.A. Times stating, "Planned Parenthood will not be an organization promoting celibacy or chastity." PPFA still practices this same philosophy today.

Of course, one of the reasons for this philosophy is pragmatic. People who practice chastity provide no income for Planned Parenthood. Those who engage in sexual activity provide millions of dollars to PP. As PP tries to support its internal bureaucracy and its chain of facilities, money has become paramount.

Corporate Gifts & Abortion

It is clear from the data on the summary page that Planned Parenthood receives a great deal of income from corporations, foundations and individuals. STOPP is aware of many people who have written to these companies to complain. Very often, the companies will respond stating that the money is not given for abortions but is given, instead, for Planned Parenthood education programs.

With what we've just discussed about the effects of PP's sex education, we would expect to see a high correlation between the amount of corporate money received at PP and its abortion business. The graph above shows this correlation.

In an almost uncanny way, the trend of surgical abortions performed at Planned Parenthood facilities has followed the gifts from corporations during this entire decade.

One of the battle cries from the Clinton administration echoed by people from Planned Parenthood is that "abortion should be safe, legal and rare." We certainly would endorse abortion being made rare. But how do we do this?

The evidence is mounting that the way to make abortion rare is to reduce Planned Parenthood's influence. This is being done on the national scene by presenting the abstinence-only message to our youth.

From the data discussed and displayed on the prior page and above, it seems clear that we can reduce the number of abortions by reducing the number of people exposed to Planned Parenthood sex education and by reducing corporate gifts to Planned Parenthood.